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Bill Electrical transmission lines; placement of overhead and underground lines. Electric utility regulation; pilot program for undergrounding electrical transmission lines. Provides that the State Corporation Commission's approval of a proposed transmission line for inclusion in a pilot program established as part of the Grid Transformation and Security Act enacted in 2018 (i) precludes the placement of future overhead electrical transmission lines of at least 69 kilovolts in the same area or corridor by other transmission projects for a period of 10 years and (ii) does not preclude (a) any underground transmission lines in such right-of-way or (b) any electrical distribution lines in such right-of-way. The pilot program provides for the underground construction of two electrical transmission lines, including one for the Haymarket transmission line project in Prince William County. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 1030 Virginia HB 1030 (2020)
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Virginia HB 1030 (2020) — Electrical transmission lines; placement of overhead and underground lines.

Electric utility regulation; pilot program for undergrounding electrical transmission lines. Provides that the State Corporation Commission's approval of a proposed transmission line for inclusion in a pilot program established as part of the Grid Transformation and Security Act enacted in 2018 (i) precludes the placement of future overhead electrical transmission lines of at least 69 kilovolts in the same area or corridor by other transmission projects for a period of 10 years and (ii) does not preclude (a) any underground transmission lines in such right-of-way or (b) any electrical distribution lines in such right-of-way. The pilot program provides for the underground construction of two electrical transmission lines, including one for the Haymarket transmission line project in Prince William County.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0797) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1030ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1030H1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Impact statement from SCC (HB1030) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) — 64 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 9-N) — 139 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N) — 5641 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 2-N) — 132 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N) — 328 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Danica A. Roem — primary (person)
  • Clinton L. Jenkins — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2020-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101252D introduction
  • 2020-01-07 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
  • 2020-01-14 Impact statement from SCC (HB1030)
  • 2020-01-16 Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 referral-committee
  • 2020-01-23 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
  • 2020-01-28 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 9-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-01-28 Committee substitute printed 20106440D-H1 substitution
  • 2020-01-30 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-01-31 Passed by for the day
  • 2020-02-03 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-03 Committee substitute agreed to 20106440D-H1
  • 2020-02-03 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1030H1
  • 2020-02-04 Read third time and passed House (57-Y 41-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-04 VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N)
  • 2020-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-02-05 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
  • 2020-02-07 Impact statement from SCC (HB1030H1)
  • 2020-03-02 Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 2-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-03-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-03-05 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-03-05 Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N) passage
  • 2020-03-12 Enrolled
  • 2020-03-12 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-03-12 Signed by President
  • 2020-03-13 Impact statement from SCC (HB1030ER)
  • 2020-03-17 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
  • 2020-03-17 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 2020-04-07 Approved by Governor-Chapter 797 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/02498cc9-9ddd-4f46-ab99-4d1a6375a5f7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).